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The Decameron - Giovanni Boccaccio
SUMMARY: Translated with an Introduction and Notes by G. H. McWilliam -
The Crimean War_ A History - Orlando Figes
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. All most people know of the Crimean War is the charge of the Light Brigade, but this war was both global and modern, insists noted historian a... -
The Confession - John Grisham
From Publishers WeeklyGrisham's recent slump continues with another subpar effort whose plot and characters, none of whom are painted in shades of gray, aren't able to support an e... -
The Color Purple - Alice Walker
Alice Walker's masterpiece, a powerful novel of courage in the face of oppression Celie has grown up in rural Georgia, navigating a childhood of ceaseless abuse. Not only is she po... -
The Cold Six Thousand - James Ellroy
Amazon.com ReviewWith its hypnotic, staccato rhythms, and words jostling, bumping, marching forward with edgy intensity (like lemmings heading toward a cliff of their own devising)... -
The Cloister Walk - Kathleen Norris
A New York Times bestseller for 23 weeksA New York Times Notable Book of the Year"A strange and beautiful book...Part memoir, part meditation, it is a remarkable piece of writing."... -
The Chronology of Water - Lidia Yuknavitch
INTRODUCTION BY CHELSEA CAIN:: This is not your mother's memoir. In The Chronology of Water, Lidia Yuknavitch expertly moves the reader through issues of gender, sexuality, viol... -
The Center of Everything - Laura Moriarty
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **Now in paperback, Laura Moriarty's breakthrough novel of growing up and growing wise.** Critics and readers everywhere stood up and took notice when Laura Moria... -
The Captive Soul - Josepha Sherman
Duncan MacLeod and his friend Methos notice a particular sword on display in a New York City museum. Methos recognizes the weapon from his days in ancient Egypt when he attempte... -
The Call - Michael Grant
FromStarred Review Tongue firmly planted in cheek, Grant sends a lad with a serious case of mediumness up against not only the minions of an ageless and evil Pale Queen but a...